Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Texas Rangers
May 18, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1999 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Texas Rangers 4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Martinez rf 3 1 1 1
Canseco dh 4 2 1 2
McGriff 1b 2 0 1 1
Perry 3b 3 0 1 1
Sorrento lf 4 0 0 0
  Winn cf 0 0 0 0
Flaherty c 4 1 1 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 3 0
Stocker ss 3 0 1 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Rekar p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 0 1 0
McLemore 2b 2 0 2 0
  Alicea 2b 3 0 0 0
Greer lf 2 2 1 0
Rodriguez c 5 1 2 0
Palmeiro dh 5 1 4 4
  Shave pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 3 0 1 0
Stevens 1b 4 0 1 0
Kelly rf 4 0 2 0
Dransfeldt ss 3 0 0 0
Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
  Zimmerman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 14 4
Tampa Bay 200 021 0005100
Texas 000 120 1004142
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  W (2-4) 5.0 8 3 3 5 4
  Rekar   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Aldred   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Yan   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez  SV (14) 1.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
7
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (6-3) 5.1 9 5 4 3 2
  Munoz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree   2.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Zimmerman   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
4
4

  E–Rodriguez (1), Morgan (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 5, Texas 1.  2B–Tampa Bay McCracken (5,off Morgan), Texas McLemore (7,off Arrojo); Rodriguez (7,off Arrojo).  HR–Tampa Bay Canseco (15,5th inning off Morgan 1 on, 1 out), Texas Palmeiro (9,4th inning off Arrojo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Martinez (3,off Morgan); Stocker (2,off Morgan); Dransfeldt (1,off Yan).  SF–Perry (2,off Morgan); Martinez (3,off Munoz).  HBP–Kelly (1,by Arrojo).  SB–Cairo (6,2nd base off Morgan/Rodriguez).  CS–Cairo (1,2nd base by Crabtree/Rodriguez).  HBP–Arrojo (4,Kelly).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:55.  A–29,706.
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